The Great Khaganate - A Turkic TL

675
Kutlug Tigin of Ashina Clan and his followers emigrated to east coast of
Balkash Lake for escapes to Tang Dnasty of China's domination. (Point of Divergence)

678
Kutlug Tigin of Ashina Clan fights against the local Turkic tribes for
acceptance of own ascentances.

685
Kutlug Tigin formed own rulership at east coast of Balkash Lake and he became Kutlug Shad.

690
Kutlug Shad's army reached to 10 000 strong cavalry.

692-698
Kutlug Shad conquered between the east coast of Balkash Lake to up shores of Sry Derya River.
Now most of the Turkic Karluk tribes under his command.

704-707

Kutlug Shad conqured Fergana Valley and controlled one of main Silk Road route.
Now his domination bordered with Tang Dnasty of China.

708-710
Kutlug Shad sent envoy to Tang Dnasty of China and established good relations because his focus on West.

712-717
Kultug Shad reached Syr Derya River and conquered most areas of between the Syr Derya River and Amu Derya River.
Now his domination bordered with Umayyad Caliphate and Afrighid Dnasty of Khwarezm.

722
Kutlug Shad assembled the Great Kurultai.
All Turkic tribes leaders his domination offered title of "Khagan" to Kutlug Shad at Great Kurultai.
Kutlug Shad did not accepted this title because of he did not unites all Western Turkic Khaganate's lands.
Great Kurultai gave the name of "Ilterish" to as a honour to Kutlug Shad.
He became Ilterish Kutlug Shad.
Bilge Tigin the elder son of Kutlu Shad appointed as Heir to Throne by Ilterish Kutlug Shad and recognizition of Great Kurultai.

725
77 years old aged Ilterish Kutlug Shad died in peacefully.
 
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Is this a Gokturk Dynasty TL? I was wondering about a possible way for the Karluks to migrate sothwards into SE Asia, is it possible?
 
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698

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707
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717

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So good so far. Could I see a map of Kutlug's Khaganate?

Kutlug is dead.His son Bilge on throne.Also Kutlug never took title of "Khagan" respect for legacy of Great Khaganate because did not unites all Turkics in ATL.In OTL he did it.

You could see the maps. :)
 
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725
Bilge Tigin ascended to Throne of İlterish Shad.
Bilge Tigin became now Bilge Shad.

728-732

Umayyad Army of Khorasan invaded Ferghana Valley with 30 000 troops in 728.
Bilge Shad sent to his younger brother Kul Tigin with 20 000 strong cavalry against Umayyad Army of Khorasan in 729.
Kul Tigin defeated the Umayyad Army of Khorasan at Ferghana in 729.
Kul Tigin was seriously injured at Battle of Ferghana and died after three day.
Bilge Shad took command of army and began to counter offense in 729.
Bilge Shad invaded Ummayyad cities Samarkand,Bukhara and plundered most of Khorasan in 730-731.
Ummayad Army of Khorasan rallied with support of Damascus and Iraq in 731.
Ummayad Army of Khorasan attempted re capture the Samarkand and sieged Samarkand in 732.
Bilge Shad defeated Ummayad Army of Khorasan during Siege of Samarkand with suprise night assult in 732.
Half of Ummayad Army of Khorasan killed in Battle of Samarkand in 732.
Ummayad Army of Khorasan retreated to inner Khorasan in 732.
Ummayad Caliphate offered return to status quo and single payment 50 000 gold dinars.
Bilge Shad accepted this offer in 732.

730s
Bilge Shad established "Sogdian Bureaucracy" for tax collection,trade customs and foreign relations because Turkic Civilization not advanced about written language.

738-740
Bilge Shad annnexed Afrighid Dnasty of Khwarezm.

742-746

Bilge Shad conquered Oghuz tribes lands and bordered with Khazar Khaganate.

747
Bilge Shad assembled the Great Kurultai.
Ishbara Tigin the elder son of Bilge Shad appointed as Heir to Throne by Bilge Shad and recognizition of Great Kurultai.

748
64 years old aged Bilge Shad died in peacefully.
 
Ashina clan was accorded sacred, perhaps quasi-divine status in the shamanic religion practiced by the steppe nomads of the first millennium CE.

Exactly why I destroy them and the Gokturk lineage. Either for my Nestorian Turkic Kahaganate or my Tengri-Wank TL involving a Revealing Prophet taking the divine and sacred status. Respectively 'Rock of the East' and 'Riding the Eternal Blie Sky'.


EDIT: Also toward the Turkic Written Language their was the Old Turkic Script. Interesting Rune System.
 
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Exactly why I destroy them and the Gokturk lineage. Either for my Nestorian Turkic Kahaganate or my Tengri-Wank TL involving a Revealing Prophet taking the divine and sacred status. Respectively 'Rock of the East' and 'Riding the Eternal Blie Sky'.


EDIT: Also toward the Turkic Written Language their was the Old Turkic Script. Interesting Rune System.

I think prophet issue not realistic for me.
I know Old Turkic Script.
But my idea.
Old Turkic Script is not enough for state state organization.
 
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